40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

41 He that receiveth a prophet in the 10.18.4 name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

e ch. 8. 5, 6. & 25-40.

Hebr. 6. 10.

42 And whosoever shall give to drink Mark 941. unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, He shall in no wise lose his reward.

a Luke 7. 18, 19, &c.

CHAP. XI.

2 John sendeth his disciples to Christ. 7 Christ's testimony concerning John. 18 The opinion of the people, both concerning John and Christ. 20 Christ upbraideth the unthankfulness and unrepentance of Chorazin,' Bethsaida, and Capernaum: 25 and praising his Father's wisdom in revealing the gospel to the simple, 28 he calleth to him all such as feel the burden of their sins.

AND it came to pass, whmanding his ND it came to pass, when Jesus had twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

2¶ "Now when John had heard in bh. 14. 3. the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

Isai. 61. 1.
Luke 4. 18.

James 2. 5.

f Isai. 8. 14, 15. ch. 13. 57. & 24. 10. & 26. 31. Rom. 9. 32,

Gal. 5. 11.

6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

7 ¶ 6 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning 351 Cor. John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see?" A reed shaken with the wind? 1 Pet. 2. 8. 8 But what went ye out for to see? A h Eph. 4.14 man clothed in soft raiment ? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see? C&A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and 176&76 more than a prophet.

g Luke 7.94.

Luke

10 For this is he, of whom it is written,

Amm DOMIN

Christ's testimony of J Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way be- J fore thee.

k Ma

Lake L 2

11 Verily I say unto you, Among them Ma that are born of women there hath not 76 risen a greater than John the Baptist : notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Lake Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven || suffereth violence, and the violent take 19 * it by force.

13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John."

14 And if ye will receive it, this is "Elias, which was for to come.

16

15 He that hath ears to hear, let a him hear.

16 ¶ But whereunto shall I liken this ti generation? It is like unto children sit- 6 (3 ting in the markets, and calling unto their Lake-2. fellows,

17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of chin publicans and sinners. But wisdom is Lake :- 35justified of her children.

13. &c.

20 Then began he to upbraid the Lake cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth Ja and ashes.

22 But I say unto you, "It shall be ch more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

23 And thou, Capernaum, which art Se exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

24 But I say unto you, "That it shall Fehmis be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

25 At that time Jesus answered and Lake said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, 2 and hast revealed them unto babes. 26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and

Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. 14 ¶ Then1 the Pharisees went out, and Anno || held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

DOMINI

31.

1 ch. 27. 1. Luke 6. 11.

6.

15 But when Jesus knew it," he with- Mark drew himself from thence: "and great John 5. 18. multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

16 And charged them that they should not make him known:

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

21 And in his name shall the Gentiles

trust.

22 ¶'Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.

23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 ¶ But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.

& 10. 39. &

1 Or, took counsel. m See cb. 10. 23. Mark 3.

7.

n ch. 19. 2.

o ch. 9. 3.

p Isai, 42. 1. ch.3.17. &

17.5.

28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then "the kingdom of God is come u Dan. 2. 44. unto you. 29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and 22, 23. then he will spoil his house.

30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scat

tereth abroad.

ai.49.24.

Luke 11. 21,

Mark 3.28.

&c. & 10. 26,

31 Wherefore I say unto you, 'All man- Luke 12. 10. ner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven Hebr. 6. 4, unto men: "but the blasphemy against the 28. Johns. Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men, z Acts 7. 51.

16.

& 13. 55

52.

32 And whosoever "speaketh a word a ch.11.19. against the Son of man, it shall be for- John 7. 12, given him: but whosoever speaketh 5; Tim 1. against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be 13. forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 33 Either make the tree good, and his Luke 6. 43,

c ch. 7. 17.

44.

The sign of Jonas.

Anno DOMINI

31.

d ch. 3. 7. & 23. 33.

DONY

e

34 Od generation of vipers, how can ye, e Luke 6.45. being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

f ch. 16. 1. Mark 8. 11.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good

things: and an evil man out of the evil

treasure bringeth forth evil things.

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

38 Then certain of the scribes and Luke 11. 16, of the Pharisees answered, saying, Mas18. 1 Cor. 1. ter, we would see a sign from thee.

29. John 2.

22.

Isa. 57. 3. Mark 8. 38.

ch. 16. 4

John 4. 48.

h Jonah 1. 17.

i Luke 11. 32.

k See Jer. 3.

11. Ezek. 16. 51, 52.

Rom. 127,

1 Jonah 3-5

m 1 Kings

10. 1.

1. Luke 11.

31.

39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly: so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

k

41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: 'because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

42 The queen of the south shall rise 2 Chron. 9. up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

n Luke 11. 24.

o Job 1. 7. 1 Pet. 5. 8.

pHebr. 6.4 2 Pet. 2. 20,

& 10. 26.

21, 22.

43 "When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: Pand the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

46 ¶ While he yet talked to the people, 9 Mark 3.31. behold, his mother and 'his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, & Behold, a sower went Lake forth to sow;

4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundred- «Gada fold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith,' By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; M and seeing ye shall see, and shall not John 1 perceive:

Acts A

27. Rom. 1.

15 For this people's heart is waxed & C gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

a

16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 17 For verily I say unto you, "That Hel many prophets and righteous men have

and the exposition thereof.

Anno DOMINI 31.

n Mark 4.14. Luke 8. 11.

t ch. 3. 12.

Mic. 4. 1.

22' He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

33 Another parable spake he unto DOMINI them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and x Luke 13. hid in three + measures of meal, till the 20. whole was leavened.

+ The word in the Greek is a

measure containing a bout a peck and a half, wanting a than a pint.

little more

34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: 35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, "I will open y Mark 4. my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

b

38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

fold, some sixty, some thirty.

24¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also,

27 So the servants of the housholder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

31 ¶ Another parable put he forth unto Isai. 2.2,3. them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is Mark 4.30. like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

Luke 13. 18,

19.

32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

Gen. 3. 13. Acts 13. 10.

Jon 8. 44.

1 John 3. 8.

d Joel 3. 13.

40 As therefore the tares are gathered Rev. 14. 15. and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

44 ¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and 1buyeth that field.

45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

46 Who, when he had found one & 3. 14, 15. pearl of great price, went and sold all that & 8. 10, 19. he had, and bought it.

47 ¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and "gathered of kind: every

48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

n ch. 22. 10

o ch. 5. 32.

50 And shall cast them into the fur- P ver. 42, nace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.